Worcester Business Journal

58 Worcester Business Journal | Book of Lists 2025 | wbjournal.com F O C U S M A N U F A C T U R I N G Largest breweries Ranked by number of barrels produced in 2024 Brewery Barrels 2024/ varieties/ local employees Type of brewery/ taproom?/ public tours? Sample brews/ other beverages produced other beverages produced Chief executive(s) or owner(s)/ chief br chief brewer(s)/ ewer(s)/ year founded 1 Hendler Family Brewing Co. (1) 100 Clinton St., Framingham 01702 508-872-0900 • hendlerfamilybrewco.com 86,000 N/A 175 Regional Y N Be Hoppy, Santilli, House Lager, Post Shift N/A Jack Hendler, Eric Hendler & Sam Hendler Jack Hendler 2011 2 Tree House Brewing Co. (2) 129 Sturbridge Road, Charlton 01507 413-523-2367 • treehousebrew.com 40,262 (3) N/A N/A Regional Y N/A On-tap selections continually rotated Liqueurs and spirits Nate Lanier, Damien Goudreau & Dean Rohan Nate Lanier 2011 3 Wachusett Brewing Co. (4) 175 State Road East, Westminster 01473 978-874-9965 • wachusettbrewingcompany.com 15,010 25 50 Regional Y N Blueberry Ale, Wally IPA, MASSive Haze IPA Country hard seltzer, blueberry vodka lemonade, hard cider Barrel One Collective Matt Quinlan 1993 4 Greater Good Imperial Brewing Co. (5) 55 Millbrook St., Suite 1, Worcester 01606 508-926-8736 • greatergoodimperials.com 11,000 N/A 25 Microbrewery Y N PULP Daddy NE IPA, Greylock NE IPA, Funk Daddy Sour Ale Imperial craft seltzer & Imperial hard tea Paul Wengender Pat Fahey 2015 5 Medusa Brewing Co. 111 Main St., Hudson 01749 978-310-1933 • medusabrewing.com 4,000 N/A 45 Taproom Y N Laser Kitten American IPA, Laser Cat Double IPA, Duchovni Pilsner N/A Keith Antul, Keith Sullivan & Tom Sutter Keith Antul 2015 6 Cold Harbor Brewing Co. 66 Otis St., Westborough 01581 508-871-0919 • coldharborbrewing.com 2,500 12 60 Microbrewery Y N Feather Edge NEIPA, Novacaine DIPA, Truell's Golden, Speedway Lager Hard seltzer Will Oliveira Jeremy Spearin 2014 7 Bay State Brewery & Tap Room 112 Harding St., Worcester 01604 774-420-2233 • baystatebeer.com 2,416 (3) N/A N/A Microbrewery Y Y Becky Likes the Smell DIPA, Blood Orange Lager, Sinshine NE IPA, Kelley2 DIPA Hard seltzers Shawn Rich, Chip Jarry Chip Jarry 2012 8 Start Line Brewing 151R Hayden Rowe St., Hopkinton 01748 508-258-7200 • startlinebrewing.com 2,000 N/A 36 Microbrewery Y N Hop Load Hazy IPA, Craic Irish Red, Marathon Wheat Ale Shell's hard seltzers Ted Twinney Chris Locke 2016 9 Moon Hill Brewing Co. 74 Parker St., Gardner 01440 978-669-0122 • moonhillbrewing.com 1,100 20 90 Brewpub Y Y Puff East Coast IPA, Give Your Hops A Tug NEIPA, Lost MoonBot Pale Ale, Perley Girl Pilsner Dry water, non-alcoholic hopped seltzer Rick Walton Chad Warner 2006 10 Rapscallion Brewery 8 Meadow Road, Spencer 01562 508-341-7953 • visitrapscallion.com 1,000 20 30 Microbrewery Y Y Honey Pale Ale, Belgian Blonde Ale, Harvard Lager, NE IPA Hard seltzer, non-alcoholic root beer, wines and cocktails Cedric Daniel & Peter Daniel Jonas Noble 2004 11 Timberyard Brewing Co. 555 E. Main St., East Brookfield 01515 774-745-8192 • timberyardbrewing.com 993 N/A 20 Microbrewery Y Y Hindsight NE IPA, Insight DIPA, Blueberry Honey Ale Seltzer, organic sodas Matt Zarif Matt Zarif 2017 12 Oakholm Brewing Co. 80 Lake Road, Brookfield 01506 413-272-9620 • oakholmbrewing.com 912 (3) N/A N/A Taproom Y N/A Cows over the Moon Stout, Scarlet Clover Red Ale, Slate Roof NE IPA Hard seltzer Chris "Babe" Predella & Rick Predella Martin Currie 2020 13 Dirigible Brewing Co. 24 Porter Road, Littleton 01460 978-506-5146 • dirigiblebrewing.com 700 50 8 Microbrewery Y N Bohemian Pilsner, Black IPA, English Mild, NEIPA Hard seltzer Colin Knirk & Chris Loring Colin Knirk 2021 13 Thirsty Robot Brewing 265 Summer St., Fitchburg 01420 978-895-5931 • thirstyrobotbrewing.com 700 14 5 Brewpub Y Y NE IPAs and classic styles Seltzer Bill diMario Bill diMario 2021 15 Sterling Street Brewery (6) 175 Sterling St., Clinton 01510 508-556-0951 • sterlingstreetbrewery.com 642 N/A 25 Taproom Y N Hello Clinton Blonde Ale, Otherwise NE IPA, Newfound Pale Pale Ale, Sweet Cecilia Sour Levitate hard seltzers Brian Mason, Jesse Tarbell Mike Souza 2020 16 Seven Saws 112 Industrial Drive, Holden 01520 617-710-3242 • sevensawsbrewing.com 325 N/A 15 Microbrewery Y N On-tap selections are continually rotated N/A Tom Anderson, Paul Mulroy, Tom Mulroy, Troy Milliken, Greg Cedrone Paul Mulroy 2017 17 Double Down Brewing Co. 455B Park Ave., Worcester 01610 508-313-6791 • doubledownbeer.com 318 (3) N/A N/A Microbrewery N/A N/A Captain Crisp Lager, #11 Belgian White, Druids Red Irish Red Ale, Talia Pilsner N/A Tom Oliveri & Christian McMahan Brian Wells 2021 18 Lost Shoe Brewing and Roasting Co. 19 Weed St., Marlborough 01752 508-251-9775 • lostshoebrews.com 311 N/A 13 Microbrewery Y N Bier, Meet Me at Doo Wops, Anyone Hear a Helicopter Hard seltzer, hard soda, zero proof menu Melynda Gallagher & JP Gallagher JP Gallagher 2019 Source: Each brewer via survey as of Q2 2025, brewer websites and The Brewers Association. Production data supplied by the Brewers Association is footnoted; resale is prohibited. Notes: N/A=not available. Worcester's Redemption Rock Brewing Co. closed at the end of 2024. Barre's Stone Cow Brewery declined participation; according to The Brewers Association, it produced 698 barrels in 2024. (1) Hendler Family Brewing Co. includes Framingham-based Jack's Abby Craft Lagers, Everett-based Night Shift Brewing (acquired January 2025) and Worcester-based Wormtown Brewery (acquired July 2024). Each brewery retains individual locations and branding. (2) Additional locations in Boston, Sandwich, South Deerfield, Tewksbury and Woodstock, Conn. (3) As reported by The Brewers Association (4) In January 2024, acquired by New Hampshire-based FinestKind Brewing LLC, owner of Smuttynose Brewing Co. In January 2025, FinestKind Brewing and Boston-based Mass Bay Brewing Co. merged to form Barrel One Collective. At press time, Wachusett Brewing Co. is one of 15 brands comprising Barrel One Collective. (5) In June, acquired by Barrel One Collective, which at press time is comprised of 15 brands. (6) With a second location at 65 Jackson Road in Devens -Compiled by: Heide Martin, hmartin@nebusinessmedia.com U.S. craft beer production is falling Total barrels Year produced 2019 26.3 million 2020 22.8 million 2021 24.7 million 2022 24.2 million 2023 23.4 million 2024 23.1 million Note: Figures are in barrels. 1 barrel = 31 U.S. gallons Source: Brewers Association national beer sales and production data

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